1. χέλυς · chelys — Beekes
tortoise
The corpus record
χέλυς
chelus
tortoise
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2. χέλυς · chelys — Beekes
tortoise
3. χέλῦς · chelys — Chantraine
où «lyre » dont le corps est fait d
4. χέλυς · chelys — LSJ
tortoise, lyre, Lyra
Attestations
- χέλυν · chelyn Sophocles, Ichneutae 313
- χέλυος · chelyos Euripides, Heracles 680–684
- χέλυν · chelyn Euripides, Electra *)/aggelos.835 (DIORISIS sentence 535)
Deep etymology
Authority pointers, pending review
These are the etymology authorities that treat this word, with their exact locators. They are bibliographic pointers, not a published word history: no root, reconstruction, derivation, cognate, or origin is asserted here.
- scan pp. 1675-1676; entry #6549 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 1273; entry #8703 Review: Under source audit
The authorities' own wording is withheld pending review. Each source's identity, locator, and review status are cited above.
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